Improvement in ironing-tables



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED O. GILBERT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN IRONlNG-TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,893, dated March16, 1875; application filed February 6, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, ALFRED O. GILBERT, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Ironing-Tables; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a clear and exact description of the nature thereof, sufficient toenable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains tofully understand, make, and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which-Figure l is a side view of the device embodying my invention. Fig.,2 isa rear-end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a bottom view thereof, the partsbeing folded.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

My invention consists in mounting an ironing-board at one end on apyramidal structure, which firmly supports the same and leaves the otherend free. One pair of the supporting-legs is constructed to stand on thefloor, and the two legs of the pair are connected by a cross-piece,which bears on the base or bottom frame, so that the table restsfirmly"'on the floor. The rear support of the board consists of metalrods, which bend when the table is folded, so that when the properfastenings are secured the parts are held firmly together, and theaccidental disengagement of the fastening is prevented.

Referring to the drawings, A represents an ironing-board, which may beof well-known form-and construction. To the under sideof the board thereis hinged a pair of inclined legs, B, which are connected at top by acrossbar, a, against which bears the board A, and to which is jointed apair of inclined legs, (J, the two pairs of legs spreading, so as toform a pyramidal structure. D represents the base or bottom frame, whichis adapted to rest on the floor of the apartment in which theironing-table is to be used, and to the base are jointed the lower endsof rods F, whose upper ends are jointed to the rear end of the board A.The lower ends of the legs 0 are removably attached to the base D bymeans of hooks and eyes, or other fastenings, b, so that the board A isconnected to the base D by means of the rods F and legs 0. E representsa bar, which connects the legs B near the bottom thereof, and is adaptedto rest on the base D.

It will be seen that when the table is in operative position the board Arests on the top of the inclined legs B, and the inclined legs G bearsolidly against the top bar a of said legs B. It will also be seen thatthe legs B rest on the floor, and are on the outside of the base, so asto increase the width of the base of the table. Moreover, the cross-barE of said legs B bears solidly against and on the base D, and thus theboard is firmly supported intermediate of its ends by the strongstructures B O D E.

The rods F complete the support of the board, and, jointed at one endthereof, they prevent the same moving on the top of the legs B as anaxis.

In folding the table the fastenings b of the legs 0 and base D arereleased. Now move the board toward the end to which the rods F arejointed, and it will fold on the base with the legs B 0 intermediatethereof. Then bring the board and base together, the rods F bending topermit the same, and connect the hook and eye or fastening G of theboard and base, after which the elasticity of the rods F has thetendency to cause the board and base to separate, thus securely holdingthe fastening G and preventing the accidental disengagement thereof.

It will also be perceived that one end of the board is left free forapplication of shirts and similar articles without the necessity of elevating the board.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The legs B, connected at top by the supporting cross-bar a, and atbottom by the cross-bar E, in combination with the legs 0, jointed tothe cross-bar a, the legs B, resting on the floor aside of the base, andthe crossbar E, resting on said base, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The board A, in combination with the legs B G and base D, and withthe end rods F, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

A. G- GILBERT.

Witnesses A. MGMILLAN, W. P. DoDsoN.

